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13 Pakistani soldiers die in clashes
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 1 month ago
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Pakistani troops and militants has killed 13 soldiers and scores of enemy fighters near the Afghan border, military officials say. The clashes signalled a fresh military push in the Tirah valley of Khyber district, where the military has been
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Car bomb at Pakistani refugee camp kills 12
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
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A car packed with explosives blew up inside a refugee camp in north-western Pakistan on Thursday as hundreds of people lined up to get food, killing 12 and wounding 20, police said. The attack occurred at Jalozai camp on the outskirts of the main
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Pak: 46 Taliban fighters killed in militant infighting
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
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Forty-six Taliban fighters, including an Uzbek commander, were killed in fierce fighting between rival militant organisations in Pakistan's restive Khyber tribal region. The militants were killed in two suicide attacks which were carried out shortly
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Major issues in Pakistan's upcoming election
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 2 months ago
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The Pakistan People's Party, which led the government for the past five years, faces a difficult challenge in the upcoming national election expected in May because of anger over faltering economic growth, worsening energy shortages and continued
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Eight militants killed in Pakistan
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
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Eight militants were killed in search operation conducted by the Pakistani security forces at Mamoonzai in Upper Orakzai. Security sources said that four security men and one officer were also wounded during the skirmishes that took place during
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Pak issues list of 109 'most wanted' terrorists
Rāwalpindi :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
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Pakistani authorities on Friday issued a list of 109 "most wanted" terrorists, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi member Mati-ur-Rehman who was accused of involvement in a suicide attack on former premier Shaukat Aziz. The list, made public on the website
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Washington to make CSF payments
Islamabad :: Pakistan | 3 months ago
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A team of senior defence officials is coming to Washington this week for talks which will focus on replenishing US-supplied weapons for Pakistan, official sources told Dawn. The sources said the United States had agreed to continue reimbursing
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Pakistani Taliban take aim at vote
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
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As this year's election calendar unfolds in Pakistan, Taliban militants have stepped up terror attacks in the country's northwest and intensified a struggle against authorities to take hold of the southern port city of Karachi. The Tehreek-i-Taliban
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Pakistan hopes off-road car race will prove Taliban threat is on wane
Peshawar :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
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Some club members will take part in a motor rally in South Waziristan. Photograph: Hanif Bhatti With its rugged hills, narrow valleys and green plains, South Waziristan has long been perfect terrain for the sort of guerrilla warfare favoured by the
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Bloody clashes continue between Ansar-ul-Islam, ...
Karāchi :: Pakistan | 4 months ago
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Bloody clashes between two banned terror organisations are continued in Tirah valley of Khyber Agency on day four as over 81 militants have been killed and dozens other injured so far, officials said on Monday. Security officials said that the
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